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one is the general collection, - election, the other is the money election. in the general election, citizens get to vote, and in the money election, it is the funder who gets to vote. to run in the general election, one must do extremely well in the money election. you do not have to win, but you have to do well. there are just as few relevant funders in our democracy as there are lesters in lesterland. really? .3% of americans gave money in the 2012 election. .05% gave the maximum amount in the 2012 election. .01% gave $10,000 or more in the 2012 election. .003% gave $100,000 or more. .000042%, 159 americans, gave 60% of the superpac money spent in the 2012 election. i think it is fair for me to say .05% is a good estimate of the relevant funders, and these funders are our lesters. if you think about the great stuff said about the small- dollar contributions in 2012, total amount was $330 million. 34 lesters gave as much as all the small-dollar numbers combined. this is what we can say about usaland. citizens united is ultimately correct. as in lesterland,
one is the general collection, - election, the other is the money election. in the general election, citizens get to vote, and in the money election, it is the funder who gets to vote. to run in the general election, one must do extremely well in the money election. you do not have to win, but you have to do well. there are just as few relevant funders in our democracy as there are lesters in lesterland. really? .3% of americans gave money in the 2012 election. .05% gave the maximum amount in...
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we were elected to this body to help people. stopping these damaging nonstrategic across-the-board cuts to avoid undermining our economy should be our top priority. we should be working day and night until we have a solution. by doing nothing we risk putting our fragile economy back into a recession. by doing nothing, we refuse the commitments we've made. we're cutting education, kicking kids off head start, hurting small businesses and gutting research and innovation , the foundations of our long-term economic growth. by doing nothing we hurt the men and women who spend their days protecting our nation and providing essential services to the american people. and by doing nothing, congress is sending the wrong message to the american people. mr. speaker, we need to get america back to work and, mr. speaker, we need to get congress working again too. doing nothing is not an option. let's put an end to these gimmicks and let's stop kicking the can down the road. let's stop these series of self-imposed crises that hurts the private
we were elected to this body to help people. stopping these damaging nonstrategic across-the-board cuts to avoid undermining our economy should be our top priority. we should be working day and night until we have a solution. by doing nothing we risk putting our fragile economy back into a recession. by doing nothing, we refuse the commitments we've made. we're cutting education, kicking kids off head start, hurting small businesses and gutting research and innovation , the foundations of our...
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it probably did swing the election. but what they did not seem to think was on affair was that he outspent his opponent in that race by 3.1 million to $840,000. even with the independent spending he outspent her by well over $1 million. perfectly fine, perfectly fair, the normal consequence of the ad. this is just fine and normal and the way it ought to be. let a group of citizens come in who are not controlled by a candidate and spend money? this is outrageous. this must be stopped. that was his position. we see it over and over again in these races. we see a candidate like pete defazio, who had never had a serious challenge, he actually had to break a sweat. he won his re-election fairly easily, but he had to at least run for the first time in years primarily because independent spending was made possible by a challenger. a couple of the of the things that occur -- we could go on and on with examples, but i will leave that as it is. one thing that we see is that i think citizens united has made an political parties --
it probably did swing the election. but what they did not seem to think was on affair was that he outspent his opponent in that race by 3.1 million to $840,000. even with the independent spending he outspent her by well over $1 million. perfectly fine, perfectly fair, the normal consequence of the ad. this is just fine and normal and the way it ought to be. let a group of citizens come in who are not controlled by a candidate and spend money? this is outrageous. this must be stopped. that was...
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in the 1994 election, the people of the united states elected a republican majority in the house and republican majority in the senate and i know you don't get involved in politics, but let me just observe that chairman kasich was directed by the speaker of the house was to come up with a tough budget bill and the republican majorities in the house and the senate got the president of the united states to buy into reckconsillings and buy into welfare reform and after republicans took control of the house and senate majority, that's when we had budget surpluses. that's when the budget surpluses began and were never proposed before then by president clinton. . . i recall osama bin laden and al qaeda getting use in a war in twoun -- 2001. and as i recall, it was passed unanimously in the united states senate that we would retaliate in afghanistan and go into war, it wasn't a bush war, it's something that we all did and all americans supported, one dissenting vote in the house of representatives. so i think it's disingenuous to have revisionist history when in fact we did have this war, w
in the 1994 election, the people of the united states elected a republican majority in the house and republican majority in the senate and i know you don't get involved in politics, but let me just observe that chairman kasich was directed by the speaker of the house was to come up with a tough budget bill and the republican majorities in the house and the senate got the president of the united states to buy into reckconsillings and buy into welfare reform and after republicans took control of...
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commission election -- election commission might be a better way. we can argue for year-and-a-half about a commission and then have them. we have to get the annan plan somewhere in this mix and that is facilitated by elections but not resolved. those elements, in my view, seem important but i do not think you get them on our side. you could possibly get the russians and the chinese. it's worth looking at. it involves all the elements that are out there and it's going to be a very hard approach because no one will sit still for a ceasefire. how to deal with that is a very hard question. it seems to me that it is worth looking at. if you could find a way, maybe with russian and chinese pressure, to begin to diffuse some of their ability to throw hand grenades into the mix of this thing, that would be helpful, but i do not hold out a lot of hopes. interesting set of points. that was such a throw proposal, but i think need to worry about a call from the secretary general. if we look to iran softening their approach to the syrian conflict does something
commission election -- election commission might be a better way. we can argue for year-and-a-half about a commission and then have them. we have to get the annan plan somewhere in this mix and that is facilitated by elections but not resolved. those elements, in my view, seem important but i do not think you get them on our side. you could possibly get the russians and the chinese. it's worth looking at. it involves all the elements that are out there and it's going to be a very hard approach...
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two elected officials are with us today. first is your mayor. [cheers and applause] >> plus, you have a wonderful mayor. and also congressman melwatt is here. [cheers and applause] >> last night, i delivered the state of the union address. [cheers and applause] >> and i talked about steps we can take right now to strengthen our recovery, but also to buildup our middle class. and i said that while we are seeing some signs of solid progress, car sales are up, housing starting to recover, we're still a ways away from where we need to be. too many americans are out there every day pounding the pavement, looking for work. you guys probably know friends or family members that are pretty strapped and having a difficult time. and while it's true that corporate profits have skyrocketed to an all-time high, it's also true that for more than a decade now, wages and incomes haven't gone up at all, just about. so we've got a lot of work to do. and our job -- and this is a job for everybody. it's not a democratic thing or republican thing. our job as american
two elected officials are with us today. first is your mayor. [cheers and applause] >> plus, you have a wonderful mayor. and also congressman melwatt is here. [cheers and applause] >> last night, i delivered the state of the union address. [cheers and applause] >> and i talked about steps we can take right now to strengthen our recovery, but also to buildup our middle class. and i said that while we are seeing some signs of solid progress, car sales are up, housing starting to...
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he shortly became a leader of his party after being elected. a prior chairman of the democratic national campaign committee he became the ranking member of the budget committee in 011. i guess he's no longer a rising star in the party, i think that's what we said a couple of years ago here at the club, he is a a star and is one of the most informed democratic spokesmen on tv. welcome back. we are privileged to have two stars from opposing parties in the congress at today's newsmaker on one of the most important subjects of our day. are we ready? a few ground rules before we get started. questions from credentialed media and club memberfuls we'll have a roving mike that rebecca will prvide you. please identify yourself an your organization before asking your brief question. no speeches, please. i also want to thank national press club newsmakers committee chair ron dais, club staff joe an booze and the engineering staff and our organizing team of rebecca, richard, and i want to introduce my wife, dr. pat byrd who i say has a target of curing can
he shortly became a leader of his party after being elected. a prior chairman of the democratic national campaign committee he became the ranking member of the budget committee in 011. i guess he's no longer a rising star in the party, i think that's what we said a couple of years ago here at the club, he is a a star and is one of the most informed democratic spokesmen on tv. welcome back. we are privileged to have two stars from opposing parties in the congress at today's newsmaker on one of...
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you were elected as europe went through a triple crisis. you have begun to change things in europe in the eight months you have been in office. that is a good thing for europe and citizens. angela merkel is no longer the ceo of merkel limited. if you need a balanced approach to compromise. we have a growth fact in order to counter blind austerity measures. we now need to flesh out this pact to create jobs. because of unemployment is extraordinary. you have made an agreement to a banking union with mrs. merkel. now the department will have to decide on the same thing in the next few weeks. social europe still exists. our commitment has been taken to reinforce the eurozone. we need specific measures. these are real projects. europe finds itself still in crisis. the socialist and democratic groups and the european parliament has been fighting with austerity overdoses four months. two years ago we suggested removing certain types of investment from the balanced budget role in calculations. nothing happens. we rejected that idea. we have recessi
you were elected as europe went through a triple crisis. you have begun to change things in europe in the eight months you have been in office. that is a good thing for europe and citizens. angela merkel is no longer the ceo of merkel limited. if you need a balanced approach to compromise. we have a growth fact in order to counter blind austerity measures. we now need to flesh out this pact to create jobs. because of unemployment is extraordinary. you have made an agreement to a banking union...
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i thought after the president's election we would get by this stuff. it is dishartening to see this thing -- disheartening to see this thing go on. this is the third year in a row that this lady's pay will be frozen. we have no folks going into the v.a. we can't compete with the private hospitals that are paying a lot more money. the docs at the private hospitals in my district, and i have a bunch of them, and the nurses and the therapists, they're making a lot more money than the folks at the v.a. and we're driving down the wages of these people and not taking care of them. look -- and i do want to point out the stuff with the pay for congress. we got to have our pay frozen, ok. i have voted six times to freeze congress' pay since i've been here in congress and we should do that. we shouldn't do it for a few months like this bill does. we should freeze it right through the end of the congress because we should lead by example. i really believe that. we should freeze congressional pay. and i have a bill here that will do that right through the end of t
i thought after the president's election we would get by this stuff. it is dishartening to see this thing -- disheartening to see this thing go on. this is the third year in a row that this lady's pay will be frozen. we have no folks going into the v.a. we can't compete with the private hospitals that are paying a lot more money. the docs at the private hospitals in my district, and i have a bunch of them, and the nurses and the therapists, they're making a lot more money than the folks at the...
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sits on the president's advisory board of his alma mater university of nebraska and services president-elect of the builders and formerly richardson county farm bureau, so we welcome each of you and will ask mr. la salle to begin his testimony. >> thank you, chairwoman stabenow, montana senator baucus for this opportunity to share it or insist regarding the life disaster programs. writing is leon lasalle and i'm a native american rancher approximately 100 miles northeast of montana. and president of the fall ranch inc., including my wife shannon, my parents, jenny and my brother robert w. and his wife susie. together we raised black angus cattle in the reservation. i service board of director for the montana stockholders association president of the cattlemen's association. my maternal grandfather and his sons were among the first resident to become cattle ranchers and today is in the past the manager ranching operation for generations in mind. we've installed numerous conservation practices specifically designed to preserve and protect natural resources. even though we've implemented conser
sits on the president's advisory board of his alma mater university of nebraska and services president-elect of the builders and formerly richardson county farm bureau, so we welcome each of you and will ask mr. la salle to begin his testimony. >> thank you, chairwoman stabenow, montana senator baucus for this opportunity to share it or insist regarding the life disaster programs. writing is leon lasalle and i'm a native american rancher approximately 100 miles northeast of montana. and...
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we heard a lot of talk during the last election from both candidates -- all candidates, about all the tax breaks in the tax code. we should get rid of some of those and get rid of some of those for the if you were of -- for the purpose of deficit reduction in a balanced way. that's what our sequester replacement plan does in the short-term and frankly that's what it would do in the long-term. so we hope we can have an opportunity to have an up or down vote, mr. chairman, on the plan we have put forward. we put it forward for a vote at least two or three times now, we'll be in the rules committee later today asking for a vote on that proposal that will save hundreds of thousands of jobs and prevent disruption. i hope we have an opportunity, as you say, just to have a free flow of debate and ultimately a vote and let the chips fall where they may. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. i'd love to begin the did -- debate right now but we have a hearing. dr. elmendorf, the floor is yours. >> thank you, mr. chairman, congressman van hollen, to all the members of the community, i appreciat
we heard a lot of talk during the last election from both candidates -- all candidates, about all the tax breaks in the tax code. we should get rid of some of those and get rid of some of those for the if you were of -- for the purpose of deficit reduction in a balanced way. that's what our sequester replacement plan does in the short-term and frankly that's what it would do in the long-term. so we hope we can have an opportunity to have an up or down vote, mr. chairman, on the plan we have put...
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president, if you are worried about this issue, what are to working with congress that the elected to prevent it? it is a good question. is the only -- and he is the only one who can answer it. we will welcome him to capitol hill tomorrow and hope he will provide an answer. will the president laid out a serious plan to avert the obama sequester? will he use it as another excuse to fire up the campaign machine? it is -- if it is the latter, he will have to live the consequences of the choice. another issue relates to the consequences of obamacare. i could stand here and tell you that the republicans ward about most of these things until we hoards, higher costs, higher premiums, the tax hikes, the lost jobs, and the potential for millions to lose their plans. the president dismissed all of that and he got his legislative win. question is, what is he gone to help folks now [indiscernible] will he be honest about the consequences of obamacare? will he use tomorrow's speech to prepare them or will he simply ignored it and hope people simply do not notice? these are a the couple of the issu
president, if you are worried about this issue, what are to working with congress that the elected to prevent it? it is a good question. is the only -- and he is the only one who can answer it. we will welcome him to capitol hill tomorrow and hope he will provide an answer. will the president laid out a serious plan to avert the obama sequester? will he use it as another excuse to fire up the campaign machine? it is -- if it is the latter, he will have to live the consequences of the choice....
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we are elected by the people and those decisions can be made on behalf of the people. we are not talking about congressional salaries today. they are in place. they exist. what we are talking about is the i.c.e. officer that i'm meeting with in the rayburn buildings, who works every day to protect this country. who's seen because of the $103 billion that federal employees have already given to reduce the deficit, necessities of work being challenged. custom and border protection, d.e.a. officers, f.b.i., health and human services, centers for disease control physicians, research at n.i.h., those scientist, all of those persons working for the greater good. those who had to address the west nile virus, fema employees who are right now on the ground with hurricane sandy. i have no question that there are private sector employees that are addressing this question. but they have gotten a 4.7% raise. let me tell you what the issue s let's stop fooling around and address the question of sequester. protect those who need a social safety net and social security and medicare. r
we are elected by the people and those decisions can be made on behalf of the people. we are not talking about congressional salaries today. they are in place. they exist. what we are talking about is the i.c.e. officer that i'm meeting with in the rayburn buildings, who works every day to protect this country. who's seen because of the $103 billion that federal employees have already given to reduce the deficit, necessities of work being challenged. custom and border protection, d.e.a....
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the problem with the opt in requirement is that the law requires individuals to elect part b coverage within a seven-month initial enrollment period or to pay a penalty to the federal government. the penalty is substantial, a 10% increase in the monthly part b premium for every year of delayed enrollment. it is also permanent, lasting as long as the individual has part b, which can be decades. the combination of the opt in requirement and inadequate beneficiary education in puerto rico has led to consequences that are both severe and predictable. puerto rico has the lowest part b participation rate in the country, 81% compared to the national average of 92%. there are at least 130,000 island residents enrolled in part a but not part b. without this coverage, beneficiaries have limited access to doctor services and outpatient hospital care. if these individuals eventually enroll in part b, as most will, the seven-month window will have closed and they will be required to pay a lifetime penalty. moreover, there are at least 53,000 seniors or disabled individuals in puerto rico who are a
the problem with the opt in requirement is that the law requires individuals to elect part b coverage within a seven-month initial enrollment period or to pay a penalty to the federal government. the penalty is substantial, a 10% increase in the monthly part b premium for every year of delayed enrollment. it is also permanent, lasting as long as the individual has part b, which can be decades. the combination of the opt in requirement and inadequate beneficiary education in puerto rico has led...
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she was elected in 2000 with strong tribal support, beating then senator slade gordon by just 2,229 votes. she has served on the indian affairs committee since her first year on the senate. throughthroughout her service, s worked to promote economic growth for indian country and advance tribal sovereignty. just last month, senator cantwell became the first female chair of the committee and we're delighted to have her provide the congressional response to today's state of indian nations. please join me in welcoming chairwoman maria cantwell. [applause] >> thank you, president keel, and thank you for that wonderful address, and for your strong leadership at the national congress of american indians. i think you clearly laid out some of the biggest opportunities that we face working together in this new congress. i see my colleague is here, the former chair of the indian affairs committee, senator byron dorgan. thank you for your leadership in the past on the senate indian affairs committee. [applause] i'd like to say a special hello to the thousands of children who are watching throughout t
she was elected in 2000 with strong tribal support, beating then senator slade gordon by just 2,229 votes. she has served on the indian affairs committee since her first year on the senate. throughthroughout her service, s worked to promote economic growth for indian country and advance tribal sovereignty. just last month, senator cantwell became the first female chair of the committee and we're delighted to have her provide the congressional response to today's state of indian nations. please...
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in my home state of illinois, there are sheriffs, duly elected sheriffs of counties who publicly stated they will not enforce any federal laws restricting the second amendment. they have taken on the name of oath keepers. i have some of their literature in front of me. i'd like for you to comment on the history of the second amendment and this view of the right of an individual to defend himself, herself, against a government that may be tyrannical. is that built into this second amendment? >> justice scalia in a very erudite historical discussion in heller talked about how part of the historic origin of the need to codify the second amendment was exactly the sense that shortly after the revolution, and when we were still a forming nation, when we really did not have a government under a rule of law that had conformed itself to a new constitution, that that was one of the elements, but he makes it clear that to make the second amendment serve that purpose today we would have to let every individual have his own rocket launcher. if the government of the united states were ever to turn on
in my home state of illinois, there are sheriffs, duly elected sheriffs of counties who publicly stated they will not enforce any federal laws restricting the second amendment. they have taken on the name of oath keepers. i have some of their literature in front of me. i'd like for you to comment on the history of the second amendment and this view of the right of an individual to defend himself, herself, against a government that may be tyrannical. is that built into this second amendment?...
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the last election was an election where people chose an inclusive future. they also were pretty savvy. they decided they believed in arithmetic after all and they did not like it when somebody said we will do this and we will give you all these tax cuts and then when asked about what it meant and how we can pay for it, they said, see me about that after the election. that was a good thing. and they voted against going back on a lot of what we had done. make no mistake about it, this is not just about repealing obamacare and repealing much of what i did. this is about repealing much of the 20th century. somebody asked me, why are you doing this? i am too old to relitigate the things i thought had been settled in the 1960's and 1970's. [applause] i want us to worry about the 21st century and how to make the most of it. i believe that we are in an interesting and delicate paradoxical position. if we are clear about where we are and what we have to do. there was a brief period at the end of the cold war where the united states was the only military, economic, a
the last election was an election where people chose an inclusive future. they also were pretty savvy. they decided they believed in arithmetic after all and they did not like it when somebody said we will do this and we will give you all these tax cuts and then when asked about what it meant and how we can pay for it, they said, see me about that after the election. that was a good thing. and they voted against going back on a lot of what we had done. make no mistake about it, this is not just...
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i was elected to congress in the middle of one of the most bitter, rancorous, and divided. it's in our nation's history. in the midst of that, there was one place where i found out where we could set aside our partisan bickering and our differences and come together, a place where once a week we could be there for each other with our god, a place, that place was the weekly congressional prayer breakfast. i found some unlikely friends in that breakfast. [laughter] they have helped me to be a better member of congress and to better serve as my god and my constituents. the faith has always been a strong part about -- about my life and my story. a drop in the church. my grandparents or missionaries to japan. my grand -- my grandmother on my father's side, in a moment of helplessness, turned to god in help of raising her seven little boys under the age of 10 when her husband died suddenly. that decision that my grandmother had made helped me to find my journey of faith. every week, when a member of congress comes to our prayer breakfast and tells their own journey of face, it gi
i was elected to congress in the middle of one of the most bitter, rancorous, and divided. it's in our nation's history. in the midst of that, there was one place where i found out where we could set aside our partisan bickering and our differences and come together, a place where once a week we could be there for each other with our god, a place, that place was the weekly congressional prayer breakfast. i found some unlikely friends in that breakfast. [laughter] they have helped me to be a...